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Exam for Module 6bridge. I'd come to this comer and studied the bridge a million times. And on every one of those times, I was taken with what I'd come to call Brooklyn Belle. I never got tired of looking out at Belle. Now she was a powerful giant who carried all kinds of people to all kinds of places, day after day.At night Belle was dressed in tiny lights that spanned her limbs. On a cloudless night like this one, she was a sight like no other sight in the whole city. Jeweled in light. Beautiful.My fingers had tensed into fists at my sides, fists full of strength and eagerness. Then I reached into my jacket pocket and pulled out my pencil. Slowly, I flipped through the pages of my sketchbook. I'd drawn Belle in the high-noon light, at sunset, on snowy days, and on foggy mornings. My favorite sketches were those of Belle during rush hour, when cars and taxis danced along her outstretched beams.Tonight I'd draw Belle with her lighted cape. I sketched slowly at first, then faster, my pencil working with the speed of my excitement the thrill that worked me over every time I sketched that bridge.I was proud of my drawings(I liked to think of them as portraits ),but with each page they showed a sad truth about Belle: She needed repair. .She was some forty years older than my grandmother. And as lovely as she was, she had some serious rough spots-corroded cables, rust. and chipped paint that had built up over the decades. That bridge renovation project needed me; and I needed it, in more ways than I could count.21.When does this passage take place?A. At night.B .At sunset.C. On a snowy day.D. On a foggy morning.22.The author refers to the Brooklyn Bridge as"Brooklyn Belle” to help the reader__________.A. understand that the bridge is very oldB. remember the bridge's historyC. imagine the noise around the bridgeD. appreciate the bridge's beauty23.In the passage, the narrator refers to the bridge renovation project. Based on information in the passage, the “renovation” project most likely refers to _____________.A repairing the bridgeB .removing the bridgeC. replacing the bridgeD. remembering the bridgeBIn Antarctica, you learn not to take anything for granted. Everything people depend on hasto be shipped or flown into the continent. Why? There are no farms on the icy continent. There are certainly no cows, pigs or chickens. As for drinking water, special systems and a great deal of energy are needed to take the salt out of seawater to make it useable.Then there is the matter of waste. The US Antarctic Program is committed(致力于）to reducing its impact-or footprint-on the Antarctic environment. That means that every bit of garbage a person might produce in a day has to be transported off the continent That's true whether it's the wrapper from your candy bar, the green beans you didn't want to eat or the paper towels you used to wipe your hands.Mcmurdo Station has put into place technology that helps it reduce its footprint. Itstarts with energy. The US research base has partnered its nearby neighbor, New Zealand's Scott Base, to share energy produced from three large wind turbines. Scott Base gets 100% of its power from wind, says Ron Blevins, manager at a power plant, while the American base gets about 359% of its energy from wind. The much larger US base uses oil-fired generators(发电机）to supply the rest of its energy needs. The waste heat produced by the generators is then used to warm many of its buildings.The Mcmurdo base also has a wastewater treatment plant. Yubecca Bragg, an organic farmer, manages the treatment plant. Bragg explains that treatment depends on allowing microorganisms(微生物）to break down the waste until the liquid part of the waste can be safely released into the ocean. Between 150,000 and 180,000 pounds a year of the remaining solid waste is packed into containers and sent back to the US.24.We can learn from the first paragraph that____________.A. it is not easy to live in AntarcticaB. water in Antarctica is useless at allC. farmers have to raise cows in AntarcticaD. people like taking the ships in Antarctica25.How do people in Antarctica deal with the solid garbage?A. They ignore it completely..B. They keep it in the dustbins.C. They have it taken away later.D. They wrap it in the paper towels.26.It can be inferred from Ron Blevins' words that_____________.A. Scott Base tries to remove its footprintB. New Zealand's technology is advancedC. the US base gets its most energy from windD. the US base doesn't need too much energy27.Which of the following is harmful to the environment of Antarctica?A.A wastewater treatment plant.B. Scott base's power plant.C. The large wind turbine.D .An oil-fired generator.CMy mother and I came from Hungary to America in the early 1950s.I cherish the fun we have working together to adapt to our new life in America.In the morning Mother and I travel together to work. Rising at dawn, I love the adventureof tiptoeing around in the dark living room where we sleep, whispering to each other so as not to wake Aunt Celia and Uncle Martin in the bedroom, then leaving the house soundlessly and making our way to the subway station in semidarkness There is a sense of mystery -a sense of power- in being here before the rest of the world awakens, as if witnessing the beginning of time.We love travelling together on the subway. It's fun to observe our fellow subway riders, exchange jokes in Hungarian, play guessing games as to their identities, their ages, and their jobs and make bets as to where they'd be getting off.In a couple of weeks Mother become. familiar with the train route, and she no longer allows me to accompany her.“But I'll miss the fun of raveling together nthe morning," I protest.“So will 1. But in order to accompany me. you must rise an hour earlier, losing an hours sleep."Mother is firm, and I have no choice but to obey and regretfully give up on our morning fun."I hope you'll have time to teach me English I don't want to depend on you every time I need to make a phone call in English, or want to take public transport.”“Okay, madam,”I agree in a happy tone. "How about today? Let's have our first lesson this evening!”Every evening I grill Mother in vocabulary and grammar, and indeed in a couple of weeks she learns enough English to do marketing on her own and travel freely by subway.28.According to information in the passage, it is most important to the mother that she______.A. tell jokes in HungarianB. rise early in the morningC. learn to speak in EnglishD.travel daily on the subway29.Which detail from the passage best shows that the writer is excited about her life in America?A. Her resistance to the growing independence of her mother.B. Her acceptance of why she can no longer accompany her mother.C. Her discipline to work on language lessons every day with her mother.D. Her description of rising early to ride the subway with her mother.30.Which word best describes the writers behavior toward her mother?A. Disrespectful.B. Angry.C. Supportive.D. Sympathetic.Ⅲ.Complete the following passage with appropriate sentences. Two are extra.Easy Ways to Get HealthyI always hate the first few weeks of the new year ,mostly because I'm sick to death of people in commercials who are all saying, "Let's diet! It's a new year!”You can always choose to switch it up! 31.________________ Here are some simple ways to get healthy on all year around.Switch out bad habits for good ones. 32.______________ Do something as simple as swapping nighttime cookies for nighttime vitamins.Catch some sleep. One of the most important things we can do for our minds and bodies isto make sure we're getting enough sleep on a regular schedule.33.______________ Feed your mind. Keep your mind flexible and smart. Do crossroads, Sudoku, start a new hobby or read a book about something you don't understand-anything that challenges you to think differently and exercise the brain of yours.34.________________ I'm not suggesting you take on a brand new fitness quest, but take the stairs, park further away, and find a hobby that allows you to be active.Get organized. I'm not saying a whole repair of your entire world; start small. Organize a kitchen cabinet. Purge yourself of stuff you don't need.Get rid of the mess. That means your mind is included too! Make lists. Get a calendar and mark down important days. Clear your mind and your home. 35._______________ Smile. Overlook some of the bad things that are going on in your life, and focus on the good. There are positives in nearly every situation, even if it doesn't feel like it. Staying positive can helpⅣ.Cloze test.I was watching this movie on television the other day about a man who did whatever it took to get money. To him money was 36_____.He killed his own brother and even his wife to 37______ what he wanted. This man didn't allow anything or anyone to 38________ him.Money is a resource of power and status. People who 39_____ a lot of money also have a lot of money to spend. We have always considered 40______to be powerful people. A lot of money allows people to 41________ other people as well.Do parents realize that kids at a(n)42_________ age recognize that having money to spend provides them 43__________ a feeling of power? It 44___________ them to take control of a status. Teens learn this feeling of power from adults 45______ they observe parents showing off their purchases or 46_____ to neighbors about their new BMW. Teens quickly link 47____ with success and power.Who are the most powerful people in the world? Bill Gates? President George Bush? Takea look at the well-respected 48____magazine, Forbes. Each year Forbes 49____a list of the Top CEOs-Corporate Most Powerful People . The list is based on how much money each CEO 50______during the preceding year.But do you know that not all powerful people are 51.______? Some have been very poor, like our dear Mother Theresa, the nun(修女) who worked tirelessly to 52____ the world's poorest and most desperate people. She could do all this 53.____ she had courage and belief and most 54._____ from the love of her heart.Is money powerful? What do we want to tell our teens? Let's give much 55.____ to this.36.A.time B. power C. knowledge D. wealth37.A.have B.keep C.get D.give38.A.stop B.help C.pause D.quit39.A.collect B.make C.spend D.waste40.A.her B.him C.it D.them41.A.feed B.fool C.control D.respect42.A.small B.old C.early te43.A.for B.with C.to D.by44.A.lets B.has C.promises D.allows45.A.what B.that C.since D.when46.A.listening B.talking C.replying D.turning47.A.power B.purchases C.money D.cars48.A.business B.tourism eation D.fashion49.A.shows B.prints C.releases D.reports50.A.eamed B.spent C.cost D.lost51.A.poor B.lucky C.powerful D.rich52.A.care for B.look for C.call for D.long for53.A.while B.before C.as D.after54.A.proudly B.likely C.importantly D.possibly55.A.care B.thought C.idea D.attitudeV. Fill in each blank with a proper word ,or with the proper form of the word given in the brackets.Air pollution is no doubt a major concern in many big cities across the world. More than 80% of people living in urban areas 56.______ (expose)to unsafe air quality, according to a report 57.________ (deliver)by the World Health Organization Thursday.“Urban air pollution continues to rise at alarming rate, doing great harm to58._______ human health, "WHO Director of Public Health and Environmental Policy Dr Maria Neira said in the report.“At the same time,59.________ (aware)is rising and more cities are monitoring their air quality.”In the past two years, the number of cities monitoring air pollution 60._________ (double) now-covering 3,000 cities in 103 countries.The WHO warned people of the serious effects poor air quality could have 61.________ the health of urban residents,62.________ (link) it to risk of stroke, heart disease, lung cancer and many other diseases.The report also showed that low-and-middle-income countries generally have 63._______ (poor)air quality. About 98% of cities with 100,000 or more people in low-and-middle-income countries do not meet WHO air quality guidelines,64.__________ 56% in high-income countries fail to meet the standard. The report also urged local governments to take stronger and more 65._______ (effect)measures to fight against air pollution.VI. Practical writing.假设你叫张华，作为学校国际交流团成员，刚刚结束了对美国的友好学校的访问。